Out-of-Bounds Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.28-3
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.55% (78th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBSNDFILE-316520
- published 5 Aug 2017
- disclosed 5 Aug 2017
Introduced: 5 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-12562 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 libsndfile to version 1.0.28-3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsndfile package and not the libsndfile package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the psf_binheader_writef function in common.c in libsndfile through 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12562
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12562
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/292
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-12562
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00020.html
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